Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) DE
Amendments (11)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy security; calls for an energy chapter to be tailored to the five main market set-ups: coal, oil, gas, uranium and renewables;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission ensure a policy of free trade with respect to fuels, including LNG and crude oil; points out to the Commission in this connection that overregulating trade in fuels from unconventional sources, e.g. on the basis of the FQD, will undermine free trade in fuels and be detrimental to European energy security; points in this connection to the increased imports of petrol and diesel from the US as a result of the TTIP;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission in this connection to take a more forceful line on the US' idiosyncratic approach to exports of indigenous energy commodities; points in this connection to the US practice of re-exporting, which is based on speculation for higher prices and does not bolster the transatlantic market;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls, in the interests of free trade, for the dismantling of indirect trade barriers, such as the US export ban on oil and natural gas and local content requirements on both sides, and a roadmap for the alignment of fuel quality standards;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Commission, in the interests of legal certainty, predictability and regulatory stability, to take all measures to ensure that the European Economic Area remains a stable export market for hydrocarbons from the US;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work on transatlantic harmonisation of standards and regulations that define the principles of public support for different energy sources; points in this regard to Europe's and the US' complementary expertise, which, through synergies, will make it possible to bolster the transatlantic energy market and to maximise the use of open public tendering for firms from both economic areas;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, in addition, to expand carbon leakage measures so that they are tailored to the regulatory situation under the TTIP;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls, with a view to increased energy security, for an emergency clause to be incorporated into the agreement which allow US exports to be fallen back on, in times of energy shortages, by suspending the application and licensing procedure for US firms;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls, in the light of the very different developments on spot markets, for reciprocal alignment of price movements by eliminating restrictions;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for an energy chapter to take account of possible technology exports to the US in the area of renewables;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Calls for a modus operandi which, within both economic areas' legal systems, adequately protects states and investments in the energy field, as regards ISDS, and is sufficiently flexible to allow for the specific features of the respective standards;